Debra J Burdette

The experience that i've encountered with Debra J. Burdette's office was the worst experience that I ever had to encounter with legal representation. Please be advised, it is very imperative to do your homework on "jurisdiction technicalities." I explained to Debra my concerns involving my children b...eing sent pornographic photos via text from another child which was their brother who has a different mother from my children, but they share the same dad. I explained the concerning circumstances in reference to my concerns surrounding kids exposure to porn due to their sibling, obviously not being watched accordingly by his parents. The child that sent the porn via text to my kids cell phone lives in a different jurisdiction/County here in California which is outside of the jurisdiction of the appointed Los Angeles County Court House where this case was established/proceeding held. It was during the discovery of the Family Law Court Hearing that the Judge could not do anything with this case at all because the child that sent the porn, residential address is outside of the Pasadena Court House which is in the County of Los Angeles jurisdiction. My children reside with me here in Southern California and their dad lives in Northern California. Unfortunately the judge dismissed the case and kids dad, also their brother were not held accountable for exposing these kids to pornographic photos. Debra Burdette shown herself to be pretty incompetent because based on her professional experience in "Family Law" she should of known that there was going to be an issue with "jurisdiction" and that the judge could not address this case because the 7 year old brother that sent the pornographic text lives outside of the Los Angeles County Jurisdiction, therefore Debra, should not have taken on this case and declined it as well, not scamming me for my hard earned money. Debra either to demonstrated knowledge in this gray area of jurisdiction or she knew about the "jurisdiction" opposing to be an issue and she just decided to take my money and not do the right thing by declining to take on a case that she failed miserably at on terms of professional presentation. She actually delayed email communications for significant periods of time, being non-responsive to the point I could only get a quick response if I sent a text via her direct cell phone number, and then she would demonstrated her unwillingness to help. I've had quite a few experiences with Attorneys which were excellent, and she was the first attorney that lacks a great deal of knowledge with Family Law cases as it relates to "jurisdiction", & she has operators that answers her office line and all they do is take messages. You can never reach her at the office. As a matter of fact, she turned out to be a complete night mare and I would never recommend her to anyone. It was very imperative for me to write this review so that you can do your research prior to seeking Debra J. Burdette for legal representation and wasting your heard earned money on a SCAMMER!!!!

***please do not hire this lawyer!!! All she cares about is $$. I hired this lawyer for a custody issue. She didn’t take time to listen to my concerns and was such a pushover! She was disorganized and all over the place. She led me to believe one thing and Bullied me into agreeing to BS from opposing... party! All that because she didn’t want to put in some work. I feel so misrepresented and wasted my money and time with her. She might be good in some other area of law, but family law is clearly NOT her strong suit! I will not recommend her to anyone.

I've worked with many attorneys over the years and when it came to negotiating a new support agreement, I was impressed with how Debra made an enormous difference for me, my ex-wife and subsequently my adult children. For many family lawyers it seems it's all about collecting more and more billabl...e hours regardless of the outcome. Debra, instantly took charge of the negotiation met with me and my ex separately and helped craft an agreement that worked. I trust Debra and highly recommend her to you!

I discovered Debra on Avvo and based on the great reviews decided to contact her. I'm so glad that I did. My first impression of Debra was that she was too nice to be an attorney but during our initial meeting the claws came out and I thought that I would NOT want to sitting across from this woman in... court. I immediately hired for a civil matter and subsequently hired her for a family matter. Whenever I communicate with her, I never feel as if I'm being billed in 15 minute increments. She cares about her clients and their welfare. She gives a lot of herself to her clients and it's obvious that she really cares. I can't say enough about her and will continue to hire Debra for any matter that may come up.

Debra is amazing. She is both incredibly knowledgable and effective as an attorney but also very warm and compassionate. This trait can be really important when one is going through a difficult divorce. She goes above and beyond in a major way, as evidenced by a recent unrelated scare during which sh...e made herself available to me, consulted with other attorneys in that field of law, and helped me to remain calm. I would recommend her without hesitation to anyone dealing with the difficult and complicated field of family law.